President Barack Obama
44th President of the United States of America
In February 2007, Obama made headlines when he announced his candidacy for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination. He was locked in a tight battle with former first lady and then-U.S. senator from New York Hillary Rodham Clinton. On June 3, 2008, Obama became the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee after winning a sufficient number of pledged delegates during the primaries, and Clinton delivered her full support to Obama for the duration of his campaign. On November 4, 2008, Barack Obama defeated Republican presidential nominee John McCain, 52.9 percent to 45.7 percent, to win election as the 44th president of the United States—and the first African-American to hold this office. His running mate, Delaware Senator Joe Biden, became vice president.
In the 2012 election, Obama faced Republican opponent Mitt Romney and Romney's vice-presidential running mate, U.S. Representative Paul Ryan. On November 6, 2012, Obama won a second four-year term as president by receiving nearly five million more votes than Romney and capturing more than 60 percent of the Electoral College. Barack Obama officially began his second term on January 21, 2013, when U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts administered the oath of office.
Some of his major accomplishments after being elected consisted of ending the 2008 recession, reforming healthcare, and negotiating the world’s largest trade agreement also known as the “Trans-Pacific Partnership.”
The Common Good was proud to send a delegation to Selma, Alabama, from March 6th-8th, 2015, for the 50th Anniversary of the historic March on Selma. Our delegation was proud to walk with the group led by President Obama and hear him speak.
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